diff --git a/modules/@angular/common/test/forms-deprecated/integration_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/common/test/forms-deprecated/integration_spec.ts
index 28c285635f..dee202fce2 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/common/test/forms-deprecated/integration_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/test/forms-deprecated/integration_spec.ts
@@ -129,55 +129,51 @@ export function main() {
        })));
 
     it('should mark NgForm as submitted on submit event',
-       inject([TestComponentBuilder], fakeAsync((tcb: TestComponentBuilder) => {
-                var t = `<div>
+       fakeAsync(inject([TestComponentBuilder], (tcb: TestComponentBuilder) => {
+         var t = `<div>
                       <form #f="ngForm" (ngSubmit)="data=f.submitted"></form>
                       <span>{{data}}</span>
                     </div>`;
 
-                var fixture: ComponentFixture<MyComp8>;
+         var fixture: ComponentFixture<MyComp8>;
 
-                tcb.overrideTemplate(MyComp8, t).createAsync(MyComp8).then((root) => {
-                  fixture = root;
-                });
-                tick();
+         tcb.overrideTemplate(MyComp8, t).createAsync(MyComp8).then((root) => { fixture = root; });
+         tick();
 
-                fixture.debugElement.componentInstance.data = false;
+         fixture.debugElement.componentInstance.data = false;
 
-                tick();
+         tick();
 
-                var form = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('form'));
-                dispatchEvent(form.nativeElement, 'submit');
+         var form = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('form'));
+         dispatchEvent(form.nativeElement, 'submit');
 
-                tick();
-                expect(fixture.debugElement.componentInstance.data).toEqual(true);
-              })));
+         tick();
+         expect(fixture.debugElement.componentInstance.data).toEqual(true);
+       })));
 
     it('should mark NgFormModel as submitted on submit event',
-       inject([TestComponentBuilder], fakeAsync((tcb: TestComponentBuilder) => {
-                var t = `<div>
+       fakeAsync(inject([TestComponentBuilder], (tcb: TestComponentBuilder) => {
+         var t = `<div>
                       <form #f="ngForm" [ngFormModel]="form" (ngSubmit)="data=f.submitted"></form>
                       <span>{{data}}</span>
                     </div>`;
 
-                var fixture: ComponentFixture<MyComp8>;
+         var fixture: ComponentFixture<MyComp8>;
 
-                tcb.overrideTemplate(MyComp8, t).createAsync(MyComp8).then((root) => {
-                  fixture = root;
-                });
-                tick();
+         tcb.overrideTemplate(MyComp8, t).createAsync(MyComp8).then((root) => { fixture = root; });
+         tick();
 
-                fixture.debugElement.componentInstance.form = new ControlGroup({});
-                fixture.debugElement.componentInstance.data = false;
+         fixture.debugElement.componentInstance.form = new ControlGroup({});
+         fixture.debugElement.componentInstance.data = false;
 
-                tick();
+         tick();
 
-                var form = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('form'));
-                dispatchEvent(form.nativeElement, 'submit');
+         var form = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('form'));
+         dispatchEvent(form.nativeElement, 'submit');
 
-                tick();
-                expect(fixture.debugElement.componentInstance.data).toEqual(true);
-              })));
+         tick();
+         expect(fixture.debugElement.componentInstance.data).toEqual(true);
+       })));
 
     it('should work with single controls',
        inject(
diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler/test/runtime_compiler_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/compiler/test/runtime_compiler_spec.ts
index 3ffefafa62..c48ef70861 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/test/runtime_compiler_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/test/runtime_compiler_spec.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export function main() {
     beforeEach(
         () => { TestBed.configureCompiler({providers: [{provide: XHR, useClass: SpyXHR}]}); });
 
-    beforeEach(inject(
+    beforeEach(fakeAsync(inject(
         [Compiler, TestComponentBuilder, XHR, DirectiveResolver, Injector],
         (_compiler: Compiler, _tcb: TestComponentBuilder, _xhr: SpyXHR,
          _dirResolver: MockDirectiveResolver, _injector: Injector) => {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export function main() {
           xhr = _xhr;
           dirResolver = _dirResolver;
           injector = _injector;
-        }));
+        })));
 
     describe('clearCacheFor', () => {
       it('should support changing the content of a template referenced via templateUrl',
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/application_ref.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/application_ref.ts
index 1a4220d1b2..2db0c4dab3 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/application_ref.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/application_ref.ts
@@ -137,11 +137,20 @@ export function assertPlatform(requiredToken: any): PlatformRef {
 /**
  * Dispose the existing platform.
  *
- * @experimental APIs related to application bootstrap are currently under review.
+ * @deprecated Use `destroyPlatform` instead
  */
 export function disposePlatform(): void {
-  if (isPresent(_platform) && !_platform.disposed) {
-    _platform.dispose();
+  destroyPlatform();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Destroy the existing platform.
+ *
+ * @experimental APIs related to application bootstrap are currently under review.
+ */
+export function destroyPlatform(): void {
+  if (isPresent(_platform) && !_platform.destroyed) {
+    _platform.destroy();
   }
 }
 
@@ -238,9 +247,15 @@ export abstract class PlatformRef {
 
   /**
    * Register a listener to be called when the platform is disposed.
+   * @deprecated Use `OnDestroy` instead
    */
   abstract registerDisposeListener(dispose: () => void): void;
 
+  /**
+   * Register a listener to be called when the platform is disposed.
+   */
+  abstract onDestroy(callback: () => void): void;
+
   /**
    * Retrieve the platform {@link Injector}, which is the parent injector for
    * every Angular application on the page and provides singleton providers.
@@ -249,10 +264,20 @@ export abstract class PlatformRef {
 
   /**
    * Destroy the Angular platform and all Angular applications on the page.
+   * @deprecated Use `destroy` instead
    */
   abstract dispose(): void;
 
+  /**
+   * Destroy the Angular platform and all Angular applications on the page.
+   */
+  abstract destroy(): void;
+
+  /**
+   * @deprecated Use `destroyd` instead
+   */
   get disposed(): boolean { throw unimplemented(); }
+  get destroyed(): boolean { throw unimplemented(); }
 }
 
 function _callAndReportToExceptionHandler(
@@ -277,29 +302,41 @@ function _callAndReportToExceptionHandler(
 
 @Injectable()
 export class PlatformRef_ extends PlatformRef {
-  /** @internal */
-  _applications: ApplicationRef[] = [];
-  /** @internal */
-  _disposeListeners: Function[] = [];
+  private _modules: NgModuleRef<any>[] = [];
+  private _destroyListeners: Function[] = [];
 
-  private _disposed: boolean = false;
+  private _destroyed: boolean = false;
 
   constructor(private _injector: Injector) { super(); }
 
-  registerDisposeListener(dispose: () => void): void { this._disposeListeners.push(dispose); }
+  /**
+   * @deprecated
+   */
+  registerDisposeListener(dispose: () => void): void { this.onDestroy(dispose); }
+
+  onDestroy(callback: () => void): void { this._destroyListeners.push(callback); }
 
   get injector(): Injector { return this._injector; }
 
-  get disposed() { return this._disposed; }
+  /**
+   * @deprecated
+   */
+  get disposed() { return this.destroyed; }
+  get destroyed() { return this._destroyed; }
 
-  dispose(): void {
-    ListWrapper.clone(this._applications).forEach((app) => app.dispose());
-    this._disposeListeners.forEach((dispose) => dispose());
-    this._disposed = true;
+  destroy() {
+    if (this._destroyed) {
+      throw new BaseException('The platform is already destroyed!');
+    }
+    ListWrapper.clone(this._modules).forEach((app) => app.destroy());
+    this._destroyListeners.forEach((dispose) => dispose());
+    this._destroyed = true;
   }
 
-  /** @internal */
-  _applicationDisposed(app: ApplicationRef): void { ListWrapper.remove(this._applications, app); }
+  /**
+   * @deprecated
+   */
+  dispose(): void { this.destroy(); }
 
   bootstrapModuleFactory<M>(moduleFactory: NgModuleFactory<M>): Promise<NgModuleRef<M>> {
     // Note: We need to create the NgZone _before_ we instantiate the module,
@@ -317,6 +354,7 @@ export class PlatformRef_ extends PlatformRef {
       if (!exceptionHandler) {
         throw new Error('No ExceptionHandler. Is platform module (BrowserModule) included?');
       }
+      moduleRef.onDestroy(() => ListWrapper.remove(this._modules, moduleRef));
       ObservableWrapper.subscribe(ngZone.onError, (error: NgZoneError) => {
         exceptionHandler.call(error.error, error.stackTrace);
       });
@@ -367,6 +405,8 @@ export abstract class ApplicationRef {
 
   /**
    * Register a listener to be called when the application is disposed.
+   *
+   * @deprecated Use `ngOnDestroy` lifecycle hook or {@link NgModuleRef}.onDestroy.
    */
   abstract registerDisposeListener(dispose: () => void): void;
 
@@ -408,6 +448,9 @@ export abstract class ApplicationRef {
 
   /**
    * Dispose of this application and all of its components.
+   *
+   * @deprecated Destroy the module that was created during bootstrap instead by calling
+   * {@link NgModuleRef}.destroy.
    */
   abstract dispose(): void;
 
@@ -434,27 +477,23 @@ export class ApplicationRef_ extends ApplicationRef {
   /** @internal */
   static _tickScope: WtfScopeFn = wtfCreateScope('ApplicationRef#tick()');
 
-  /** @internal */
   private _bootstrapListeners: Function[] = [];
-  /** @internal */
+  /**
+   * @deprecated
+   */
   private _disposeListeners: Function[] = [];
-  /** @internal */
   private _rootComponents: ComponentRef<any>[] = [];
-  /** @internal */
   private _rootComponentTypes: Type[] = [];
-  /** @internal */
   private _changeDetectorRefs: ChangeDetectorRef[] = [];
-  /** @internal */
   private _runningTick: boolean = false;
-  /** @internal */
   private _enforceNoNewChanges: boolean = false;
 
   /** @internal */
   _asyncInitDonePromise: PromiseCompleter<any> = PromiseWrapper.completer();
 
   constructor(
-      private _platform: PlatformRef_, private _zone: NgZone, private _console: Console,
-      private _injector: Injector, private _exceptionHandler: ExceptionHandler,
+      private _zone: NgZone, private _console: Console, private _injector: Injector,
+      private _exceptionHandler: ExceptionHandler,
       private _componentFactoryResolver: ComponentFactoryResolver,
       @Optional() private _testabilityRegistry: TestabilityRegistry,
       @Optional() private _testability: Testability) {
@@ -468,6 +507,9 @@ export class ApplicationRef_ extends ApplicationRef {
     this._bootstrapListeners.push(listener);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @deprecated
+   */
   registerDisposeListener(dispose: () => void): void { this._disposeListeners.push(dispose); }
 
   registerChangeDetector(changeDetector: ChangeDetectorRef): void {
@@ -556,12 +598,16 @@ export class ApplicationRef_ extends ApplicationRef {
     }
   }
 
-  dispose(): void {
+  ngOnDestroy() {
     // TODO(alxhub): Dispose of the NgZone.
     ListWrapper.clone(this._rootComponents).forEach((ref) => ref.destroy());
     this._disposeListeners.forEach((dispose) => dispose());
-    this._platform._applicationDisposed(this);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @deprecated
+   */
+  dispose(): void { this.ngOnDestroy(); }
+
   get componentTypes(): Type[] { return this._rootComponentTypes; }
 }
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/change_detection_integration_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/change_detection_integration_spec.ts
index af4ad1af9e..f8742fb1ba 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/change_detection_integration_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/change_detection_integration_spec.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export function main() {
       });
     });
 
-    beforeEach(inject(
+    beforeEach(fakeAsync(inject(
         [TestComponentBuilder, ElementSchemaRegistry, RenderLog, DirectiveLog],
         (_tcb: TestComponentBuilder, _elSchema: MockSchemaRegistry, _renderLog: RenderLog,
          _directiveLog: DirectiveLog) => {
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export function main() {
           renderLog = _renderLog;
           directiveLog = _directiveLog;
           elSchema.existingProperties['someProp'] = true;
-        }));
+        })));
 
     describe('expressions', () => {
 
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/view_injector_integration_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/view_injector_integration_spec.ts
index 7c767a36ae..073a2c5bfb 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/view_injector_integration_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/test/linker/view_injector_integration_spec.ts
@@ -268,7 +268,8 @@ export function main() {
 
     beforeEachProviders(() => [{provide: 'appService', useValue: 'appService'}]);
 
-    beforeEach(inject([TestComponentBuilder], (_tcb: TestComponentBuilder) => { tcb = _tcb; }));
+    beforeEach(
+        fakeAsync(inject([TestComponentBuilder], (_tcb: TestComponentBuilder) => { tcb = _tcb; })));
 
     describe('injection', () => {
       it('should instantiate directives that have no dependencies', fakeAsync(() => {
diff --git a/modules/@angular/forms/test/reactive_integration_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/forms/test/reactive_integration_spec.ts
index 9d7048b678..4b63a473a6 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/forms/test/reactive_integration_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/forms/test/reactive_integration_spec.ts
@@ -116,30 +116,28 @@ export function main() {
        })));
 
     it('should mark formGroup as submitted on submit event',
-       inject([TestComponentBuilder], fakeAsync((tcb: TestComponentBuilder) => {
-                const t = `<div>
+       fakeAsync(inject([TestComponentBuilder], (tcb: TestComponentBuilder) => {
+         const t = `<div>
                       <form #f="ngForm" [formGroup]="form" (ngSubmit)="data=f.submitted"></form>
                       <span>{{data}}</span>
                     </div>`;
 
-                var fixture: ComponentFixture<MyComp8>;
+         var fixture: ComponentFixture<MyComp8>;
 
-                tcb.overrideTemplate(MyComp8, t).createAsync(MyComp8).then((root) => {
-                  fixture = root;
-                });
-                tick();
+         tcb.overrideTemplate(MyComp8, t).createAsync(MyComp8).then((root) => { fixture = root; });
+         tick();
 
-                fixture.debugElement.componentInstance.form = new FormGroup({});
-                fixture.debugElement.componentInstance.data = false;
+         fixture.debugElement.componentInstance.form = new FormGroup({});
+         fixture.debugElement.componentInstance.data = false;
 
-                tick();
+         tick();
 
-                var form = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('form'));
-                dispatchEvent(form.nativeElement, 'submit');
+         var form = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('form'));
+         dispatchEvent(form.nativeElement, 'submit');
 
-                tick();
-                expect(fixture.debugElement.componentInstance.data).toEqual(true);
-              })));
+         tick();
+         expect(fixture.debugElement.componentInstance.data).toEqual(true);
+       })));
 
     it('should work with single controls',
        inject(
diff --git a/modules/@angular/forms/test/template_integration_spec.ts b/modules/@angular/forms/test/template_integration_spec.ts
index 67cad045bc..a379cb6a2e 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/forms/test/template_integration_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/forms/test/template_integration_spec.ts
@@ -104,29 +104,27 @@ export function main() {
        })));
 
     it('should mark NgForm as submitted on submit event',
-       inject([TestComponentBuilder], fakeAsync((tcb: TestComponentBuilder) => {
-                const t = `<div>
+       fakeAsync(inject([TestComponentBuilder], (tcb: TestComponentBuilder) => {
+         const t = `<div>
                       <form #f="ngForm" (ngSubmit)="data=f.submitted"></form>
                       <span>{{data}}</span>
                     </div>`;
 
-                var fixture: ComponentFixture<MyComp8>;
+         var fixture: ComponentFixture<MyComp8>;
 
-                tcb.overrideTemplate(MyComp8, t).createAsync(MyComp8).then((root) => {
-                  fixture = root;
-                });
-                tick();
+         tcb.overrideTemplate(MyComp8, t).createAsync(MyComp8).then((root) => { fixture = root; });
+         tick();
 
-                fixture.debugElement.componentInstance.data = false;
+         fixture.debugElement.componentInstance.data = false;
 
-                tick();
+         tick();
 
-                var form = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('form'));
-                dispatchEvent(form.nativeElement, 'submit');
+         var form = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('form'));
+         dispatchEvent(form.nativeElement, 'submit');
 
-                tick();
-                expect(fixture.debugElement.componentInstance.data).toEqual(true);
-              })));
+         tick();
+         expect(fixture.debugElement.componentInstance.data).toEqual(true);
+       })));
 
 
     it('should reset the form to empty when reset button is clicked',
diff --git a/modules/@angular/router-deprecated/src/router.ts b/modules/@angular/router-deprecated/src/router.ts
index 696e1f9003..fc0ce6750d 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/router-deprecated/src/router.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/router-deprecated/src/router.ts
@@ -548,6 +548,11 @@ export class RootRouter extends Router {
     return promise;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @internal
+   */
+  ngOnDestroy() { this.dispose(); }
+
   dispose(): void {
     if (isPresent(this._locationSub)) {
       ObservableWrapper.dispose(this._locationSub);
diff --git a/modules/@angular/router-deprecated/src/router_providers_common.ts b/modules/@angular/router-deprecated/src/router_providers_common.ts
index c99d8b63ce..03c0eb8aa7 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/router-deprecated/src/router_providers_common.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/router-deprecated/src/router_providers_common.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export const ROUTER_PROVIDERS_COMMON: any[] = [
   RouteRegistry, {provide: LocationStrategy, useClass: PathLocationStrategy}, Location, {
     provide: Router,
     useFactory: routerFactory,
-    deps: [RouteRegistry, Location, ROUTER_PRIMARY_COMPONENT, ApplicationRef]
+    deps: [RouteRegistry, Location, ROUTER_PRIMARY_COMPONENT]
   },
   {
     provide: ROUTER_PRIMARY_COMPONENT,
@@ -33,11 +33,8 @@ export const ROUTER_PROVIDERS_COMMON: any[] = [
 ];
 
 function routerFactory(
-    registry: RouteRegistry, location: Location, primaryComponent: Type,
-    appRef: ApplicationRef): RootRouter {
-  var rootRouter = new RootRouter(registry, location, primaryComponent);
-  appRef.registerDisposeListener(() => rootRouter.dispose());
-  return rootRouter;
+    registry: RouteRegistry, location: Location, primaryComponent: Type): RootRouter {
+  return new RootRouter(registry, location, primaryComponent);
 }
 
 function routerPrimaryComponentFactory(app: ApplicationRef): Type {
diff --git a/modules/@angular/router/src/common_router_providers.ts b/modules/@angular/router/src/common_router_providers.ts
index cc7322372f..ba4e0068ec 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/router/src/common_router_providers.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/router/src/common_router_providers.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ export function setupRouter(
   const componentType = ref.componentTypes[0];
   const r = new Router(
       componentType, resolver, urlSerializer, outletMap, location, injector, loader, config);
-  ref.registerDisposeListener(() => r.dispose());
 
   if (opts.enableTracing) {
     r.events.subscribe(e => {
diff --git a/modules/@angular/router/src/router.ts b/modules/@angular/router/src/router.ts
index 634a8d801b..20d266d8cb 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/router/src/router.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/router/src/router.ts
@@ -196,6 +196,11 @@ export class Router {
     this.config = config;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @internal
+   */
+  ngOnDestroy() { this.dispose(); }
+
   /**
    * Disposes of the router.
    */
diff --git a/modules/@angular/upgrade/src/upgrade_adapter.ts b/modules/@angular/upgrade/src/upgrade_adapter.ts
index fc2fc68200..df49f6c9fc 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/upgrade/src/upgrade_adapter.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/upgrade/src/upgrade_adapter.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {ApplicationRef, Compiler, CompilerFactory, ComponentFactory, ComponentResolver, Injector, NgModule, NgModuleRef, NgZone, PlatformRef, Provider, ReflectiveInjector, Testability, Type, provide} from '@angular/core';
+import {Compiler, CompilerFactory, ComponentFactory, ComponentResolver, Injector, NgModule, NgModuleRef, NgZone, PlatformRef, Provider, ReflectiveInjector, Testability, Type, provide} from '@angular/core';
 import {BrowserModule} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {platformBrowserDynamic} from '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic';
 
@@ -299,8 +299,7 @@ export class UpgradeAdapter {
       config?: angular.IAngularBootstrapConfig): angular.IInjectorService {
     const boundCompiler: Compiler = moduleRef.injector.get(Compiler);
     var ng1Injector: angular.IInjectorService = null;
-    var applicationRef: ApplicationRef = moduleRef.injector.get(ApplicationRef);
-    var injector: Injector = applicationRef.injector;
+    var injector: Injector = moduleRef.injector;
     var ngZone: NgZone = injector.get(NgZone);
     var delayApplyExps: Function[] = [];
     var original$applyFn: Function;
@@ -400,7 +399,7 @@ export class UpgradeAdapter {
               while (delayApplyExps.length) {
                 rootScope.$apply(delayApplyExps.shift());
               }
-              (<any>upgrade)._bootstrapDone(applicationRef, ng1Injector);
+              (<any>upgrade)._bootstrapDone(moduleRef, ng1Injector);
               rootScopePrototype = null;
             }
           });
@@ -583,13 +582,13 @@ export class UpgradeAdapterRef {
 
   public ng1RootScope: angular.IRootScopeService = null;
   public ng1Injector: angular.IInjectorService = null;
-  public ng2ApplicationRef: ApplicationRef = null;
+  public ng2ModuleRef: NgModuleRef<any> = null;
   public ng2Injector: Injector = null;
 
   /* @internal */
-  private _bootstrapDone(applicationRef: ApplicationRef, ng1Injector: angular.IInjectorService) {
-    this.ng2ApplicationRef = applicationRef;
-    this.ng2Injector = applicationRef.injector;
+  private _bootstrapDone(ngModuleRef: NgModuleRef<any>, ng1Injector: angular.IInjectorService) {
+    this.ng2ModuleRef = ngModuleRef;
+    this.ng2Injector = ngModuleRef.injector;
     this.ng1Injector = ng1Injector;
     this.ng1RootScope = ng1Injector.get(NG1_ROOT_SCOPE);
     this._readyFn && this._readyFn(this);
@@ -609,6 +608,6 @@ export class UpgradeAdapterRef {
    */
   public dispose() {
     this.ng1Injector.get(NG1_ROOT_SCOPE).$destroy();
-    this.ng2ApplicationRef.dispose();
+    this.ng2ModuleRef.destroy();
   }
 }